Burundi: Peace gets a shot
24 February 2016 - 02:38
The Burundi ruling party is to hold talks with some opposition groups to try to end months of violence, President Pierre Nkurunziza said yesterday after meeting UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon.Ban said Nkurunziza had promised to lift media restrictions.Later, the presidency announced that 2000 prisoners would be freed, but the opposition was sceptical about whether its supporters would be included.
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